August 11, 1855 - August 23, 1855

1855 Augt 11th Lila taken sick about 9 or
10 oclock in night, of this day —
child a Girl Born to night —

13th Toping Tobacco this morning 3 hands
Balance worming & Hilling up fresh
ground above house – –

14th worming & succoring Tobacco Henry halled up
p^s for Granary & then got up a load of apples
from stony pint Rained this evening, ground
very wet & as seasonable for Corn Turnips
etc as ever I saw
worming Tobacco at stony pint etc.

15 Rained in evening Henry Raised Granary
Shed Jesse Arnold not come yet from hunting Jenny
Lind Sewed Turnips over again
machine come in evening Mr Evans begun
to Ditch Henry arnold began to get shingles

16th in morning of Blocks sawed in wood
Beeting apples for Vinegar etc ––
worming new ground Tobacco but not done
stop to attend to machine––

17 Finished machining wheat about 12 ocl
Jesse Arnold not come yet - fine weather
Sent machine home in evening & went
to worming & succoring new ground

18th Killed Lamb worming & succoring
Tobacco Jesse arnold Came last night
Friday with Jenny Lind, & both of
them will work ½ day to day Saturday

20 wormed Toped & succored Tobacco over
Mr Evans Came again to day to Ditch

21st H. & J arnold getting shingles this morning

22 H & J A getting shingles Henry & Sandy etc
Sawing shingles Blocks Fed Cutting pla[nk?]
for barn Balance Grubing cloudy & damp
& I am unwelle at this time — Bettie
Hunt & children are here at this time

23rd Rained last evening & night weather warm
Covering Plant Beds Halling up Shingles